EUROPE FACES A HAMSTRUNG GERMANY AS MERKEL'S COALITION BID FAILS

Angela Merkel may be running out of road after 12 years at the helm in Germany... READ MORE›

MERKEL WARNED OF EUROPEAN STABILITY RISK AS PARTY TALKS DRAG ON

Germany's president, whose post is mostly ceremonial, urged the parties to reach an agreement... READ MORE›

WE BAILED OUT THE BANKERS AND YET WERE READY TO THROW CARE WORKERS TO THE WOLVES

Then, the government stepped in to prevent people losing thousands of pounds in savings and to avoid economic catastrophe... READ MORE›

RETHINK ON HOUSING BENEFIT CAP FOR ELDERLY AND VULNERABLE

More than 700,000 people in supported housing usually have the accommodation element of their costs met entirely through housing benefit... READ MORE›

140 ARRESTED IN MALAWI OVER 'VAMPIRES' HYSTERIA MOB ATTACKS

Government officials have said the attacks are harming the deeply impoverished country's image... READ MORE›

THE TORIES ARE IGNORING THE WORSENING CRISES IN SOCIAL CARE, HEALTH AND WELFARE

Faced with the double dilemma of a growing elderly population and chronic underfunding from central government, the social care system in Britain is at breaking point... READ MORE›

LEADERS OF GERMANY AND FRANCE TOGETHER OPEN 69TH FRANKFURT BOOK FAIR

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron together opened the 69th Frankfurt Book Fair Tuesday evening... READ MORE›

MERKEL DEEMS MIGRANT DEAL GOOD FOR COALITION TALKS BUT GREENS SKEPTICAL

But underlying the difficulties in forging a coalition, the Greens said they disagreed with the migrant limit... READ MORE›

IRISH COMPANIES NEED GOVERNMENT HELP TO WEATHER BREXIT, BUSINESS BODY SAYS

Even in a best outcome scenario margins will be tighter in new markets and cash-flow needs will increase... READ MORE›

COULD MERKEL'S GERMANY FILL THE GLOBAL LEADERSHIP VOID?

By Javier Solana Germany and China are chief among the countries whose economic policies have drawn US President Donald Trump's ire... READ MORE›

MERKEL SEEKS TO REACH UNDECIDED VOTERS IN FINAL PUSH BEFORE ELECTION

We will defend democracy in Germany, he said... READ MORE›

ANALYSIS | THE REFUGEE CRISIS ONCE THREATENED TO SINK ANGELA MERKEL'S CAREER. HOW DID THE GERMAN CHANCELLOR WEATHER THE STORM?

A migrant holds up a picture of German Chancellor Angela Merkel after arriving at the main railway station in Munich, in 2015... READ MORE›

IN A TURBULENT WORLD, GERMANS SET TO REWARD ANGELA MERKEL FOR COUNTRY'S STABILITY

Or at least his face is. Angela Merkel is going to win reelection... READ MORE›

IN ANGELA MERKEL, GERMAN WOMEN FIND SYMBOL, BUT NOT SAVIOR

It is perhaps no coincidence that Ms. Merkel has no children herself and grew up in East Germany... READ MORE›

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TRUMP DOESN'T SHAKE HANDS WITH MERKEL DURING PHOTO OP

But Trump hardly looked at Merkel and, when the photo op ended, didn't move in for a handshake... READ MORE›

IS FINLAND'S BASIC UNIVERSAL INCOME A SOLUTION TO AUTOMATION, FEWER JOBS AND LOWER WAGES?

According to Reich, a universal basic income will almost certainly be part of the answer ... READ MORE›

DWP ORDERS MAN TO WORK WITHOUT PAY FOR COMPANY THAT LET HIM GO

John McArthur is sanctioned by jobcentre after refusing forced labour at firm where he was previously paid minimum wage... READ MORE›

AUSTRIA AGREES FULL-FACE VEIL BAN IN PUBLIC PLACES

Full-body veils in public spaces stand against that and will therefore be prohibited, said the text of the coalition agreement published on Monday... READ MORE›

'WE EUROPEANS MUST REALLY TAKE OUR DESTINY INTO OUR OWN HANDS' SAYS THE GERMAN CHANCELLOR, THE DAY AFTER A G7 SUMMIT.

Trump is wide open on whether to continue US support for the Paris climate accord, Defence Secretary James Mattis said in an interview aired on Sunday... READ MORE›

TAX CHANGES COULD COST UK PUBLIC SECTOR WORKERS 30% OF SALARY

Tax changes could cost UK public sector workers 30 percent of salary... READ MORE›

MINIMUM WAGE TO RISE BY 20P AN HOUR

'On your side' The 3 increase in the national minimum wage for adult workers is the biggest real-terms rise in seven years... READ MORE›

WE WERE BOTH WIRETAPPED UNDER OBAMA

Mr Trump and Mrs Merkel have discussed key issues including Nato and trade... READ MORE›

GERMAN LEADERS STEP UP ATTACKS ON TRUMP

It comes days after the G7 summit, where Mr Trump refused to commit to the 2015 Paris climate deal... READ MORE›

ANGELA MERKEL: FULL-FACE VEIL MUST BE BANNED IN GERMANY

She told the conference refugees had found protection in Germany against war, persecution, and lack of perspective in their troubled homelands... READ MORE›

BY OPPOSING OBAMA THE REPUBLICANS CREATED TRUMP

Mr. Trump may have succeeded in directing the anger of his supporters toward Washington in general and President Obama in particular... READ MORE›

ANGELA MERKEL ENDORSES BURKA BAN 'WHEREVER LEGALLY POSSIBLE'

Mrs Merkel was re-elected CDU leader but faces a tough challenge by the right-wing anti-immigration AfD party in next year's polls... READ MORE›

ANALYSIS | WHY ANGELA MERKEL, KNOWN FOR EMBRACING LIBERAL VALUES, VOTED AGAINST SAME-SEX MARRIAGE

Parliamentarians, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel, prepare to vote at the Bundestag on a new law to legalize same-sex marriage in Germany on Friday, in Berlin... READ MORE›

ANGELA MERKEL READ PLAYBOY INTERVIEW TO PREPARE FOR DONALD TRUMP MEETING, SAY GERMAN OFFICIALS

German Chancellor Angela Merkel read a Playboy interview with Donald Trump in preparation for her first official meeting with the President, German officials have said... READ MORE›

ANGELA MERKEL ENDORSES PARTY'S CALL FOR PARTIAL BAN ON BURQA AND NIQAB

Burhan Kesici, the general secretary of Germany's Islamic Council, criticised Merkel's comments... READ MORE›

BERLIN ATTACK: SO-CALLED ISLAMIC STATE CLAIMS RESPONSIBILITY

BBC's Damian Grammaticas in Berlin For Angela Merkel the legacy of the Berlin attack will be political... READ MORE›

THREE DAYS THAT SAVED THE EURO

For Matteo Renzi, the Italian prime minister, the Schauble ultimatum was an untenable exercise in German humiliation of Greece... READ MORE›

Despite the weirdness of Campbell Newman running for premier from outside the parliament in 2012, his government began its work in a familiar, austerian manner... READ MORE›

'WE CAN'T WAIT FOR ANOTHER PRESIDENCY TO REALLY MOVE FORWARD,' CLIMATE CHANGE EXPERT SAYS

Minister of Environment and Climate Change Catherine McKenna says Canada can bridge the gap between the U.S. and the rest of the G20... READ MORE›

ANALYSIS | IVANKA TRUMP'S UNLIKELY DEFENDER IN G-20 CONTROVERSY? ANGELA MERKEL.

Ivanka Trump, President Trump's daughter and adviser, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, left, greet each other in Hamburg on July 8... READ MORE›

BERLIN CHRISTMAS MARKET ATTACK - LIVE UPDATES

The suspect however has denied responsibility, according to security officials, while German Chancellor Angela Merkel said we must assume it was terrorism ... READ MORE›

BERLIN ATTACK POSES TOUGHEST TEST IN MERKELS 11 YEARS IN POWER

This week, Alternative for Germany's leaders wasted no time in blaming Ms. Merkel and her policies for the Berlin attack... READ MORE›

ALL THE UPHEAVAL OF 2016 CAPTURED IN A SINGLE PHOTO

Merkel's strategy to counter far-right movements in the Western world may not be applicable elsewhere, after all... READ MORE›

ONE IN SIX JOBSEEKERS HAVE ALLOWANCE STOPPED BY DWP EACH YEAR

The figures contradict official claims that only a small minority of jobseekers have been affected by the government's increasingly severe welfare policies... READ MORE›

ANGELA MERKEL PROPOSES PARTIAL BURQA BAN AHEAD OF GERMAN ELECTION

But Dr Merkel also defended her refugee-friendly position, saying every single asylum application would be reviewed, though not all would end up able to stay... READ MORE›

SPLIT BY BREXIT MAY AND MERKEL DIVERGE ON WIDER ISSUES TOO

Ms. Merkel, whose overriding strategic ambition as Germany's leader is to save the European Union, has kept her distance from Mr. Trump... READ MORE›

AS GREEK BAILOUT DEAL PASSES TSIPRAS FACES REBELLION

ATHENS -- The Greek Parliament approved an international loan deal early Friday that the government needs to avoid defaulting on a debt payment next week... READ MORE›

ETHIOPIA'S CRACKDOWN ON DISSENT TAKES RISING TOLL

Politicians held over protests as PM says anti-peace forces spreading false information about investment zone plan... READ MORE›

INSIDE MERKEL'S DILEMMA IN WORLD OF TRUMP

You have not drifted. The recipient was German Chancellor Angela Merkel, for her commitment to fighting anti-semitism... READ MORE›

MERKEL LEADING IN POLLS OVER SCHULZ AFTER TV DEBATE

Members of Merkel's party feted the results, with Julia Kloeckner tweeting Angela Merkel Stateswoman... READ MORE›